User manual CAKEWALK VS-100 GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] IMPORTANT NOTES Handling DVD-ROM/CD-ROMs Avoid touching or scratching the shiny underside (encoded surface) of the disc. Damaged or dirty DVD-ROM/CD-ROM discs may not be read properly. Keep your discs clean using a commercially available cleaner. DO NOT play a CD-ROM disc on a conventional audio CD player. [. . . ] play button to hear the recorded result. If you're not satisfied with your performance, you can easily re-record it. After you've stopped recording but before you've performed any other operation, hold down the "Ctrl" key of your computer keyboard and press "Z. " The waveform that had been displayed will disappear. Since you can re-record as easily as this, you can feel free to try as many times as you like until you've captured a performance you're happy with. The sound of playback or recording may be interrupted if you connect or disconnect USB memory or another USB device or turn the power on/off during these operations. Using a USB-connected hard disk may decrease the hard disk data transfer rate due to congestion on the USB data bus. Do not use a USB-connected hard disk to save the audio data that you are playing or recording. Dropouts in playback or recording may occur immediately after the system has started up or resumed from the sleep state. Please wait for a time before you perform playback or recording. 39 Initial Settings 8. Try out a plug-in effect. SONAR provides a wide variety of plug-in effects. In this example, we'll apply a plug-in effect to the track you recorded. 1. Right-click the FX bin for track 1. fig. FXbin. eps 2. In the menu that appears, choose "Audio Fx |VX64_VocalStrip. " VocalStrip will be inserted into track 1, and the VocalStrip property page appears. fig. VX64. eps 3. Play back. The recorded track will play back with the effect applied. In addition to the VocalStrip plug-in for vocals, SONAR provides a broad range of effects such as Guitar Rig for guitar as well as mastering effects. Please try them out. For details about using VocalStrip, refer to the online Help for VocalStrip. The online Help for VocalStrip appears if you press the F1 key of your computer while the VocalStrip property page is displayed. You've successfully installed SONAR. 40 Troubleshooting 1. This chapter lists problems that might occur when setting up this product, and explains how to solve these problems. If you experience a problem during installation, read this chapter first. 2. If the system still does not operate as you expect even though you've checked the points listed in this chapter, refer to the following documents as well. SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Hardware Manual The SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Hardware Manual contains cautions and detailed information about using the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. SONAR VS Getting Started (online document; PDF Format) This explains how to operate SONAR; read this guide when you're not sure how to use SONAR's basic functionality. This is located in the "\SONAR VS\Documentation" directory of the SONAR VS Installation DVD-ROM. VS Production Pack Plug-ins (online document; PDF Format) This explains how to operate plug-ins included in the VS Production Pack. This is located in the root directory of the SONAR VS Installation DVD-ROM. Online Help SONAR's online Help is an organized collection of information that covers everything from operation to full details of all functions and commands. To view this, launch SONAR, and from the "Help" menu choose "Help Topics. " You can open the Search tab and type a keyword to search for related topics. README. RTF (online document; Rich Text Format) This contains supplementary information about SONAR, information about changes from older versions of Cakewalk products, and cautions regarding use in specific types of systems. To view this, access SONAR's "Help" menu and select "View README. RTF. " Cakewalk Website All VS products: SONAR V-STUDIO 100 specific: http://www. cakewalk. com/support/vstudio/ http://www. cakewalk. com/support/vstudio/vs1. aspx Here you can obtain the latest information about Cakewalk products. 41 Troubleshooting Problems When Installing Driver or Changing Settings Problem Points to check Is the CD-ROM correctly inserted in the CD-ROM drive? [. . . ] Adjust the "Audio Buffer Size" from the [ASIO Panel]. The Mixing Latency setting is closely related to how SONAR can take full advantage of your computer's performance. Increasing the mixing latency will allow more audio processing to be performed within SONAR. However, increasing the mixing latency will lengthen the time (latency) from when SONAR begins processing the audio until you actually hear the sound. [. . . ]